title: Evidence mounts that red cells and deoxyhemoglobin can reduce nitrite to bioactive NO to mediate intravascular endocrine NO signaling: commentary on "Anti-platelet effects of dietary nitrate in healthy volunteers: involvement of cGMP and influence of sex".
authors.affiliation: Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.affiliation: Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tejero
authors.affiliation: Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: gladwinmt@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Gladwin
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017680:Potassium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D017680:Potassium Compounds; C023844:potassium nitrate